Qin Yun said with a smile: "What's wrong with this? It's just someone secretly embezzling and making false accounts! Your Majesty is in charge of the four bureaus and twelve divisions of the harem. If there are such mistakes, do you still want to pluck them out?"
Concubine Xiao snorted coldly: "Absolutely impossible, you are lying!"
Qin Yun said to Shen Wansan: "Then please ask Mr. Shen, the Minister of Revenue, to come and take a look. What's wrong with these accounts?"
Shen Wansan paused. He didn't want to get involved in this matter, but at this time the emperor spoke.
"Can Shen Aiqing please take a look at it?"
As the Secretary of the Ministry of Accounts, Shen Wansan was naturally very sensitive to the accounts. After a quick review, he knew that what Qin Yun said was true and that the accounts were definitely suspected of being falsified.
It's just that Qin Yun just took a glance and found the problem from so many accounts. This kind of talent is hundreds of times better than rote memorization.
Because this requires amazing insight. If such skills enter the household department, wouldn't it be easy to sort out all the old accounts in the household department?
But soon, Shen Wansan shook his head. As a confidant of the emperor, all he had to do was be loyal to the emperor. It might be too early to take sides now.
Moreover, Qin Yun has no foundation, and now he has offended Concubine Xiao, who is bound to retaliate, and will only be a dead end in the future!
Of course, he wouldn't help Concubine Xiao hide anything, after all, it couldn't be hidden at all.
Is there any accounting method for discounting a piece of shabby clothes at eighty taels? This is simply outrageous!
Shen Wansan handed the accounts to Liu Jin, the eunuch in charge, who in turn passed them to the emperor.
When Qin Ying saw it, he immediately became furious.
"You are so bold, Xiao Shuyu, this is your harem? See for yourself, what is written on it?"
Concubine Xiao shivered in fright, and immediately knelt down on the ground, picked up the memorial on the ground, glanced at it intently, and kowtowed as if pounding garlic.
"Your Majesty, I made an oversight for a moment, please forgive me!"
Qin Yun on the side smiled and said: "My dear, is it intentional or accidental? You know, you are talking nonsense, but you have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
"I would like to advise your empress, it is best to prove your innocence, otherwise it will not be enough to satisfy the king and uphold the authority of the emperor!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers took a breath of cold air. They secretly said that the Ninth Prince was mindless, and now they all regretted it.
What does it mean to treat others with their own way, this is it!
You said that I deceived you and asked me to prove my innocence. Now I have not only proved it, but I have also discovered the mistakes you made!
This kind of character and these methods are truly terrifying!
Concubine Xiao regretted it endlessly. She should not have carried the things out if she had known earlier.
But at this moment, she also knew that she could no longer attack Qin Yun, and the best choice was to admit her mistake to the emperor.
Fortunately, Qin Ying did not embarrass Concubine Xiao too much.
"Xiao Shuyu, I think you are also a first-time offender. You are given three days to find out who caused the trouble, and you will be fined for one year. Do you have any complaints?"
Concubine Xiao hurriedly thanked me: "I don't dare, I want to thank King Liang for helping me find the flaw!"
After speaking, he saluted Qin Yun again.
This was something Qin Yun didn't expect, but from this it can be seen that Concubine Xiao is definitely not a good girl!
Qin Yun returned the greeting and said: "Your Majesty's words are harsh. It's because Xiao Wang is ignorant. I hope your Majesty will be more considerate."
Qin Yun's performance fell in the eyes of the ministers, but he still had a basis for advancing and retreating.
Seeing this, Qin Ying smiled and waved his hand: "Well, today is a great victory, we shouldn't talk about these things. Yun'er, I am very happy that you can grow up in half a year. I have been busy with the court these years. Things have indeed been a little cold to you. You will have to return to the palace more often in the future. I have many things to say to you."
As soon as these words came out, all the princes looked at him angrily.
Qin Yun ignored it and replied with a smile: "My father cares about the country and the country, and all the people in the world are my father's subjects. I don't dare to ask for my father's exclusive favor. I only want to be a pawn and serve for my father's sake." Father is just sharing your worries!"
These words made Shen Wansan, an old strategist, secretly give a thumbs up, beautiful!
Qin Ying laughed loudly: "As expected of my good son!"
"My dear friends, let's raise a glass to congratulate Daxia on today's victory and tomorrow's victory!"
All the ministers raised their glasses and said in unison: "Congratulations to my emperor!"
A prince also stood up: "Congratulations to my father!
…
For a time, the whole hall was filled with joy, as if all the previous unpleasantness had disappeared.
After the banquet, the first thing Qin Ying did when he returned to the imperial study was to summon the royal guards to inquire about the situation.
"Let me ask you, who has Qin Yun come in contact with these days?"
Qianhu, a guard in gilded clothes, replied: "Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince listened to music in the restaurant during the day and played music every night. He did not come into contact with any suspicious people. The only strange thing is that the Ninth Prince did not return to his residence as usual last night."
"Where have you gone?" the emperor asked.
"Wenxuan Pavilion, where Lord Shen's daughter Shen Yue studies!"
Qin Ying chuckled: "This Shen Toad, I thought he didn't like any of my sons, but I didn't expect that he secretly supported Lao Jiu."
"By the way, what happened to the death of the Ninth Prince's biological mother?"
In fact, if Qin Yun hadn't performed so amazingly, he wouldn't have even bothered with such a trivial matter.
"Your Majesty, the identity of the biological mother of the Ninth Prince is a little complicated!"
Qin Ying's eyes narrowed: "I remember correctly, she is just a palace maid, what's the problem?"
The Jin Yiwei replied truthfully: "It is true that she is a palace maid, but her identity has yet to be confirmed. However, after giving birth to the prince, she was slowly poisoned to death with chronic poison, and the matter was not investigated further."
Qin Ying was furious: "That is my woman who gave birth to a prince for me. They are so brave, so brave!"
Jin Yiwei added: "Actually, there is the shadow of Concubine Xiao behind her!"
Qin Ying's expression changed and he seemed a little lonely: "I know, I don't want a third person to know about this matter. All the files about Qin Yun are sealed. You can go to the clan mansion in person."
"No, Your Majesty!"
After the Jin Yiwei left, Qin Ying lingered by the window alone, looking at the flying stars in the sky. The loneliness on his face was swept away, replaced by a faint smile: "As the ancients said, a dragon gives birth to nine sons. The sons are different, but is this ninth son really my son?"
…
At the same time, Qin Yung just walked out of the palace, but was blocked in front of the door.
That person was none other than the fifth prince Qin Xian, the brother of the eldest prince from the same mother. At this moment, he was accompanied by more than a dozen guards, holding a riding crop in his hand and glaring at Qin Yun fiercely.
"You little bitch, you bitch, you're finally out!"
Qin Yun glanced over coldly.
"Who do I think is barking? Why, are you trying to help your mother regain her position?"
Qin Xian shouted angrily: "You bitch, you are just the son of a humble maid. How dare you yell at me and slander my mother! If I don't beat you bitch to death today, I, Qin Xian, swear that I will not be a human being." !”
Qin Yun walked out minding his own business.
"idiot!"
"Who are you scolding?"
"Who else is barking here besides you?"
Qin Xian was so angry that he raised his hand and whipped him. Qin Yun stepped forward in an instant and locked him to the ground with his backhand. Only then did the other guards react and wanted to help their master, but were frightened by Qin Yun's eyes.
"I am the king of Liang who has been granted the title of King of Liang by His Majesty himself. You are just mere servants and guards. If I beat your master, you will at most be disciplined by the clan. But if you dare to touch me, you will be punished as follows. The death penalty for genocide!"
As soon as these words came out, no one dared to take a step forward.
At this moment, Qin Xian, who was pinned to the ground, roared loudly: "Trash, do it, I will bear all the consequences!"
"Snapped!"
Qin Yun slapped him: "What are you carrying? You keep calling me a waste. Why, you are worse than a waste?"
Qin Xian was stunned. You must know that Qin Yun didn't dare to bare his teeth at him before.
"You dare to hit me. My mother is a noble concubine, and your mother is just a cheap maid. You are dead, you are dead..."
Qin Yun's eyes turned cold, and then he slapped him several times. In his memory, Qin Xian liked to bully the original owner since he was a child.
During the holidays, the good things given by the clan were confiscated, and they were even beaten and kicked at every turn!
During the assessment half a year ago, Qin Xian led people to block him in advance and refused to let him in. Only then was he given the title of Lieutenant Feng Guo.
Now that old and new grudges were settled together, Qin Yun clenched his fist and was about to hit Qin Xian's heart hard, but at this moment someone shouted from the sidelines.
"stop!"
Qin Yun's eyes narrowed, and when he turned around, he saw Shen Wansan walking quickly.
Qin Yun then shook his head, finally restraining the murderous intention in his heart.
This is outside the imperial city. If you directly kill your imperial brother, the guilt will not be as great as usual!
Qin Yun snorted coldly and patted Qin Xian's face that was as swollen as a pig's head.
"You should thank Master Shen for saving your life!"
After saying that, he stood up and kicked him several meters away.
A group of guards hurriedly climbed up and snatched their master back, but fortunately he just fainted.
At this time, Shen Wansan put his hands behind his back and stepped forward: "Get out of here yet!"
Seeing this, a group of guards immediately carried Qin Xian and flew away.
Shen Wansan got straight to the point: "Prince Liang, I have something to talk to you about!"
Qin Yun smiled: "Just in time, I also have something to talk to Mr. Shen."
